Joseph Quiah

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Joseph Quiah
Personal information
Full name Joseph Melto Quiah
Date of birth (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Montserrado, Liberia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Dayton Flyers
Number 31
Youth career
Izico
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Dayton Flyers 47 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Paynesville 17 (23)
2020–2022 LISCR 22 (13)
International career‡
Liberia U16
Liberia U17
Liberia U20
2021 Liberia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 September 2021

Joseph Melto Quiah (born 29 October 2004) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the University of Dayton Flyers men's soccer team.

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Early life

Quiah played youth football with Izico. [1]

College career

In 2022, Quiah began attending Dayton University in the United States, where he played for the men's soccer team. [1] He made his debut as a starter in the season opener on 25 August 2022 against the Cal Poly Mustangs. [2] At the end of his first season, he was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team. [3] In 2023, he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team. [4] Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Preseason Team. [5] At the end of the season, after helping the team win its second consecutive conference title, he was named to the All-Tournament Team, the All-Atlantic 10 First Team, All-Southeast Region First Team, and a Second Team All-American. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Club career

Quiah began his senior career with Paynesville FC of the Liberian Third Division. [10] In October 2020, he signed with LISCR of the Liberian First Division on a three year contract. [11] He scored in a preseason tournament on his club debut in October of that year. [12] He scored his first league goal on 6 December 2020 in a 2–2 draw with Nimba United. [13]

At the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, Quiah was selected in the third round (69th overall) by Toronto FC. [14]

International career

In March 2020, Quiah was part of the Liberia U16 team that competed in a tournament hosted by Tanzania which also included Malawi and Zambia. [15] He also played with the Liberia U17 and Liberia national U20. [16]

In September 2021, Quiah was called up to the Liberia senior team for a friendly against Egypt. He made his senior debut in the match on 30 September 2021 at the age of 16. [17]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 30 September 2021 [18]
Liberia national team
YearAppsGoals
202110
Total10

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joseph Melto Quiah Dayton profile". Dayton Flyers .
  2. ↑ "Men's Soccer Dominates In Season Opener". Dayton Flyers . 25 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Umar A-10 Rookie of the Year, Multiple Flyers Honored By A-10". Dayton Flyers . 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Four Flyers Recognized On All-Conference Teams". Dayton Flyers . 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Men's Soccer Picked Third, Bonham and Melto Quiah Named All-Conference". Dayton Flyers . 21 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "No. 5/7 Men's Soccer Wins Second Straight A-10 Championship". Dayton Flyers . 17 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sigurdsson, Armstrong Highlight Numerous A-10 Honors For Dayton". Dayton Flyers . 13 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Men's Soccer Picks Up Multiple All-Southeast Region Honors". Dayton Flyers . 10 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Melto Quiah And Sigurdsson Earn All-America Honors". Dayton Flyers . 13 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Top Local Clubs Get Busy in the Transfer Market". Kick 442. Retrieved 11 February 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Joseph Melto Quiah joins LISCR FC". Soccer Liberia - News. Facebook. 15 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Quiah scores on his debut". Soccer Liberia - News. Facebook. 16 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Joseph Quiah Scores First League Goal For LISCR FC". Liberian Sports International. 7 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kanyane, Melto Quiah Selected In 2025 MLS SuperDraft". Dayton Flyers . 20 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "LFA President Raji Reiterates LFA's Desire To develop Football At All Levels". Smart News Liberia. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Men's Soccer Announces 2022 Signing Class". Dayton Flyers . 25 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Toronto FC make three selections in 2025 MLS SuperDraft". Toronto FC . 20 December 2024.
  18. ↑ Joseph Quiah at Soccerway
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